12th Annual

Christkindl Market

Thursday, December 4 to Sunday, December 7, 2007 at Kitchener City Hall, Kitchener ON Canada ~ FREE admission

"Willkommen! Welcome! We invite you to the sights, sounds and tastes of Christmas. Visit Canada's original Christkindl Market and relive a centuries-old tradition. Our festival of German Christmas is a 4-day festival, with over 70 vendors and free entertainment.

Christkindl Market committee together with City of Kitchener staff work throughout the year to provide an experience for visitors young and old. I'm sure you'll make memories and you'll want to return to time and time again. Enjoy the ambience! Jeder ist herzlich wilkommen. Good luck winning the Trip for 2 to Germany and many other wonderful prizes." - Astrid Braun, President

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The sparkle of Christmas lights. The twirl of skaters. The sound of a choir singing Silent Night. Your breath clouds in front of you as you walk past stalls selling schinken, potato pancakes and fresh pastries, their delicious aromas inviting you to linger.

The colourful swirl of dancers and the melodious tolling of bells. There's nothing like music and dance to set the mood for some holiday magic.

In front of Kitchener City Hall, the crowd munches on Bratwurst and Lebkuchen (spice cake), while sipping steaming mugs of Gluwein (mulled wine). On stage, bellringers, dancers and musicians fill the square with the festive sounds of Christmas. Inside City Hall, vendors offer handcrafted and traditional gifts: ornaments, toys, jewelry, florals, ceramics, stained glass and carvings. Model trains journey through miniature landscapes at the model railway displays, while children enjoy the fun of creating their own Christmas crafts at the Kinderecke.

Imagine how much fun your family and friends will have when you start off your holiday season with a visit to Kitchener's Christkindl Market. As founder Tony Bergmeier says, "the joy is yours."

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Did you visit our Market this year? Please tell us your story ... (click here)

See our 30 Second TV spot (11.5Mb Quicktime)
Download the 2007 Christkindl Market brochure. Click here (830kb pdf)

Plan for 2008 & 2009

Planning ahead? Join us in 2008 from December 4th to 7th and in 2009 from December 3rd - 6th.

Photos courtesy of Jan Pisarczyk at pirak.com.

Looking for that very special ornament.

"I took my daughter for the first time 5 years ago and what a special event this was for both of us. We visited the manger live nativity scene, it was beautiful. We listened to the Christmas music, I can't believe how just humming a little Christmas song can put you in such good spirits with yourself and others. Christmas time is the one time of the year that people actually look at others and smile, wishing them the very best. It's such a shame we can't be like this all throughout the year.

As we entered the building, just inside we saw so many beautiful Angels, then Santas from around the world, and finally there were so many beautiful ornaments to see, so unique to this event that you couldn't buy them anywhere else. What a memory.

My daughter and I attend this event each and every year like our own tradition, just for the 2 of us. It's a night out together to bond, celebrate the holidays and of course to look for that very special christmas ornament for this year. " - Karen McComish